the basic shape is done....
Inner fender
a bit of filling left
inner panel
I doubt I'll weld this fully - the biggest problem this car had was water got in at the window and pooled in the inner fender until it rotted away...
That said, a bit more welding and I can paint the underside, and sound coat the inside... then wire it, then it can move under its own power.... then the Corvette, then this body/paint.
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Originally posted by Beagle View PostThat's what I love about making parts that you can't buy... 2/3 of it is done, leaving just the other 95%!
for those don't lie with numbers (statistics).... 95% confidence level means it's roughly 68.4% done.
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That's what I love about making parts that you can't buy... 2/3 of it is done, leaving just the other 95%!
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metal work
2/3rds of it is done
minus a little bit
Last edited by SuperBuickGuy; January 10, 2021, 10:21 PM.
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looking at my pictures tonight, there really isn't anything 'new' - but I think I'm going to take a different tack, the left side will have a nitros bottle, right side a ethanol tank and battery - but I was going to build the box in - I think the better choice is make it flat then form some boxes built especially for the various things....
more likely I'll tuck the bottle in further to the fender.... my 'goal' with this car is do Rocky Mountain race week or such - but this would be home and race car... so comfort it going to happen and sleeping in the back as well....
which means as wide as possible.... I actually hope to drive this to SEMA this year....
now all I need is motivation.... seems we might be moving at about the same time as SEMA - so the window to get this done is pretty narrow.
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radiator is ordered
Time to get the floor done so I can paint then put the body on the frame forever
fit
more fit
just welding left
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I love the tetris of instructions.they don't tell you. like this?
nope, like this
and installing
I think the repair turned out okay.... quite literally no one will see it
too wide - it's from when my Corvette had the stock front suspension
moving forward
the next thing is a radiator...
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time to complete the fuel system
today's arrival
filter placement verified
lines made
a trick to keep from fraying the black covering
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hardware store raided
the best purchase, ever
still waiting for a couple fittings, but closer
pressure regulator in place
I'm just going to go out on a limb and say there's not quite enough room for that one fitting (on the transmission)
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rust repairs
bend to fit
weld
I overlapped the weld.. stronger, easier
right shape-ish
even close to what it was before... there is some artistic interpretation in the part
weld captive nuts in core support
make core support pretty
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Time to stack the pieces again
not perfect but close enough
then onto metal work
the core support is rusted under the battery tray
chop chop
weld weld
looks lots better, also has strength
I won't make it perfect but it's going back to the powder coater so it will look pretty decent
they were supposed to return this and the inner fender blasted so I could fix then they could powder coat... that didn't happen, oh well
Inner fender has the same issue
this won't be easy but also it doesn't have to be perfect because the air intake is going straight through this area.
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finish up the front then onto fuel lines
and the pile of AN spares
about the only thing I'm missing is a pressure regulator. I am oversizing the lines for future proofing...
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move the motor mount to the right holes
start on CAD for the repair... find out my shear isn't working... ugh
start assembling the front... motor mounts are first because the nuts on the back of the motor mount are behind the lower control arm
assemble the rear
ball park alignment
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